📍 8800 Queen Ave S, SUITE 318, Bloomington, Hennepin County, 55431
Choice Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Bloomington, Hennepin County. The school has 89 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bloomington Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 4.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1. The four-year graduation rate is 27%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Choice Academy enrolls 89 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 4.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 39% |
| White | 24 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 12% |
| Asian | 3 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
53 of the school's 89 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 40 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Choice Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-30, state senate district 50.
Choice Academy is one of 24 schools in Bloomington Public Schools, based in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota. The district serves 10,442 students district-wide and employs 594 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 89 students, Choice Academy is smaller than the district average of about 435 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small